Do you think a death sentence is fair?

w359borg

no. absoloutly not. jesus died for everyone's sins, so we didn't have to. put them in prison for life, sure. but everyone should be given the chance to redeem themselves. killing somepone for their sins is completely pointless and futile. what does it accomplish? lockthem away, without tv, pool table and all that bollocks they give prisoners now.

Mephistopheles

A death sentence is NEVER fair - as I have repeatedly pointed out in questions on this subject over the past few weeks - humans are not perfect we make mistakes. Our criminal justice system is also imperfect because it is based upon human thought.

As a result, there have been innumerous miscarriages of justice down through the ages. If we re-introduced capital punishment there would therefore be no chance of rectifying a mistake in prosecution of an innocent victim

TrueSoul

Thank God I live in a country with no death penalty (Switzerland). And guess what, there are very few violent crimes and/or murders here, very few. And for those who will try to argue its a different homogenous society, blah, blah, you better know that here 20% of the population are foreigners. So, it can be done.

Taxedman

It depends on the crime.
If someone took one of my daughters and abused them, I'd want to pull the lever myself.

Frodette Baggins

Try asking Ruth Ellis - I think that she is the one that they decided she was innocent quite a few years after her demise.
It is a bit to final for my taste - if you get it wrong, what are you going to say? 'Oh, I'm so sorry - but....'

Jigsaw

YES... ill flick the switch.... on any Paedophile... and so would you if its your child on the slab....

candi k

i agree with debi k, also society has to take some responsibility in some cases, also many ppl have later been found to have been innocent where is the justice in that? there is only one judge and one punishment.

Leogirl0804

Sure, What I believe is unfair is the years and years they get to sit on death row tying up the courts with appeals.

Wizzard2

THE WAY WE DO IT IT SURE ISNT. So few are actually executed and some are found innocent. It certainly isnt applied aqually in our society.

MARK C

hang them high

Christine H

Although we may like to kid ourselves otherwise, any of us is capable of killing. It takes micro seconds of insanity to do and you are left with a lifetime to repent, regret and mourn.
Most killers are not the capable criminals you see portrayed on your TV screen or at the movies.
Whilst I freely admit that I would initially scream for the killer's life to be taken if any of my family were killed;I hope I am capable of getting past that gut reaction.
The families of murder victims will tell you that even if they attend the execution of the killer, when they wake up the next day nothing has changed in their lives. Peace doesn't come that easily!
But something has changed in the fabric of the universe, the state, in the form of its employees, has committed a murder as well.

johncondo2001

I an against any unnatural way to die

Katies Price Is Always Right.

depends what they done for them to have a death sentence.

de_instig8er

NOPE NOPE NOPE !!!! NO ONE ,YOU NOR I HAS THE RIGHT JUSTIFIABLY OR OTHERWISE TO END THE EXISTENCE OF ANY OTHER MORTAL MAN !!!

ragill_s1849

Never. What if we got the wrong person? I believe people that are sent to prison for life, should get life and not be let out after 15 years, and they should rot in prison for the rest of their sorry lives. Also, if it is the wrong person, at least their life has been spared and they can live to see another day.

aaron5147

yes deffo

Pitchow!

If there is DNA evidence and no reasonable doubt, absolutely.

Paladin

I'll be honest; I'm undecided on the issue. I believe in fair punishment, and I believe in harsh punishments for heinous crimes, but I'm not sure that capital punishment is moral. Our system is far from perfect, and we all know that innocent persons have been imprisoned for years for crimes they did not commit. It's horrible enough when a person is incarcerated for sixteen years before the truth is discovered, but there's no reprieve for the dead. Once taken, life cannot be given back. Then again, as life is indeed a most precious thing, what kind of punishment is appropriate for someone who callously takes life? One has to wonder whether there could possibly be any good in a person who would shoot children in the head at point blank range to get back at a spouse, or who would sell poisonous drugs to elementary school children. If someone were to harm one of my loved ones, I would want the perpetrator to suffer a harsh punishment, but is death too much to ask? I don't know. My emotions would call for revenge, but shouldn't justice be guided by reason, not emotionalism?

emma

Definitely,

ruffian

yes.The state need to have as big a deterrent as the crime lords

JAMES11A

Yes.

scruffycat

No, especially when some thug gives the death sentence to an innocent person, or family. That's why I am FOR capital punishment.

jon_jo_plant

I think it is fair but making them suffer for a longer ammount of time would work better.

jen

Yes. But they need to be carried out with in 24 hours. Too many people are in jail using up tax payers $.

Andrea S

if somebody killed you, would you or your family be OK , if the person who did it only got a few years in jail for it? Is it fair that the person who kills gets away with it while the person he killed is dead? The killer keeps on living, laughing, see the sun, walk , eat and sleep , you get what i mean?

Lee

It rather depends on the crime. It does seem somewhat barbaric, especially in these so called 'enlightened times' but it was a big deterrent some years ago. The problem these days is that society has gone somewhat soft on big crime and the politicians seem hellbent on destroying whatever punishment system we had, which underlined how serious crimes such as murder were. We are supposed to be a much more tolerant society these days, well I say that's slightly the wrong attidude to have. Criminals these days thrive on society's tolerance and understanding. They take advantage of the lack of zero tolerance and they make fools of the judicial system the world over. Time, methinks, to go back to some old-fashioned values! Bring back the birch, the Hangman's scaffold and the good old guillotine. Sorry 'bout the rant, I'm simply getting my two points worth!

simo9352

It certainly cuts down reoffending!

hondanut

if the crime fits the punishment....yes..if someone took any of my family and killed them i would want the death penalty...here in the UK they don't have it....i think that it has its good points and bad points ..(innocence proved AFTER hanging..)a pardons no good when your dead..is it? say a sentence is the death penalty,,how long are you going to allow appeals..etc or do you keep them locked up wondering if they are going to die or just keep them until they die naturally?and it raises other qs too..ie what crimes warrant it..besides the murder/manslaughter? gun crime ? you would shoot at anyone who is trying to get you to court to face a possible death sentence? or how about causing death by dangerous/careless driving? a car in the uk weighs about 3/4 ton to a ton..thats a mobile lethal weapon..it could go on..and on..

vicky l

yes if 100% guilty

STIFLE IT LIBS

Depends on what they did.If it is child predators,it would only be fair to the victims if the offender was forced to dig his own grave.

Debi K

no, and not because i think it's unfair. i think if a murderer pays on this earth for his/her deeds, they will not have to pay in the afterlife. we can't condemn anyone to hell, but god can. let them answer to god. make them really pay.

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